Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2011

It has been at least a decade since going public via an Initial Public Offering (IPO) has been considered a credible exit strategy for startups. Of course, you’re going to have to perform well to make that stock useful in the acquisitions process. Do you need this for recruitment and retention?

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IPO Social Media Media Exit Strategy 223

Up and Running

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Employee retention, for both startups and established businesses, is more important than ever. If you lack profitability, you may find that there are objections to stock purchases. Business owners can sell company stock to employees as part of their exit strategy. Do you want to sell to your employees?

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Vesting Stock Valuation Stock Options 88

Gust

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

This discussion expands on my Quora answer to a specific question: “ Why were the stock options of MySpace employees worthless even though the company was sold to News Corporation for hundreds of millions? ” The complete story includes a startup-within-a-startup, investments and exits by two VC firms, and some genuine corporate drama.

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Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Merger Vesting 98